All good blog threads must go to die, but here’s a Fifth Down final word (we think) on Hank Williams Jr.
Many readers responded with suggestions about what could replace the opening theme of “Monday Night Football.”
Chris FitzGerald of Lafayette, Calif., wrote:
“Here’s how I’d like to see MNF introduce the games: The Haka; this clip is New Zealand vs. Tonga.”
Great stuff. The N.F.L. has no equivalent. Well, we do have Ray Lewis (below), maybe the one person on earth who could out-intimidate an entire team’s Haka.
Extra point Australia and New Zealand are meeting in a Rugby World Cup semifinal this weekend. Whom should we be rooting for?
(In that Haka clip, do I detect a little Three Stooges at the 32-second mark?)
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